Hate-crime appeal planned

'Poster boy for bigotry' gets 15-year sentence

7:43 AM,
Oct. 25, 2012

Guy Pendleton

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A City of Poughkeepsie man sentenced to 15 years in state prison for a hate crime assault will file an appeal, his lawyer said.

A jury convicted Guy Pendleton Jr., 43, on Sept. 12 of assault as a hate crime and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies.

Judge Stephen L. Greller sentenced Pendleton Wednesday to 15 years in prison and five years post-release supervision for the assault charge, and to seven years in prison for the weapon charge, to run concurrently. ...